Docklands Buses is a bus company operating in
East London
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Etymology
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. It is a subsidiary of the
Go-Ahead Group and operates services under contract to
Transport for London.
History
Docklands Buses was formed by Harry Blundred's Transit Holdings in 1988 as Docklands Transit. It initially operated local commercial routes using
Ford Transit
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minibuses, but these proved not to be viable so it switched to operating tendered
Transport for London services.
Stagecoach
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purchased the bus side of the company in 1997, and Docklands Transit continued operating private hire vehicles. In 2002, Docklands Buses commenced operating
route 167, soon winning other contracts.
In September 2006 the company was purchased by the
Go-Ahead Group. In August 2008, Go-Ahead's London bus operations all adopted the
Go-Ahead London
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trading name, although the individual company names are still applied beneath the logo.
Garages
Silvertown (SI)
As at May 2021, Docklands Buses operates routes
276
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300
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376
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and
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Henley Road (DS)
As at July 2021, Docklands Buses operates routes
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69,
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651
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Docklands Buses took over the operation of route
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on 23 May 2015.
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Fleet
As at May 2015, Docklands Buses had a peak vehicle requirement of 76 buses.
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References
External links
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Docklands Buses website
{{Go-Ahead Bus Companies
Go-Ahead Group London bus operators
Transport in Epping Forest District
1988 establishments in England